deet
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 5
- Letters
- 4
Definition of deet
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
name
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An insect repellent (chemical name N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) that can be applied to skin or clothing.
“According to my iPhone, there is 90 percent humidity during the outdoor dance. I presume 100 percent humidity involves drowning. Rivulets of sweat pour down my spine like caressing fingers. I spray DEET on myself so profusely I can taste the chemicals on my tongue through my nostrils.”
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name
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An insect repellent (chemical name N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) that can be applied to skin or clothing.
“According to my iPhone, there is 90 percent humidity during the outdoor dance. I presume 100 percent humidity involves drowning. Rivulets of sweat pour down my spine like caressing fingers. I spray DEET on myself so profusely I can taste the chemicals on my tongue through my nostrils.”
- A barangay of Tayum, Abra, Philippines.
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, informal, plural-normally)Abbreviation of detail.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From d t, the initials of diethyl and toluamide in the name of the chemical.
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